Arnuwanda I

Arnuwanda I
Arnuwanda I
Occupation	King of Hittite empire
Predecessor	Tudhaliya I
Successor	Tudhaliya II
Spouse(s)	Queen Ašmu-nikal
Children	King Tudhaliya II; Prince Ašmi-Šarruma
Parent(s)	unknown
Relatives	Tudhaliya III (grandson); Suppiluliuma I (grandson)

Arnuwanda I was a king of the Hittite empire. He became a ruler by marriage and was very religious.

Biography

Arnuwanda became a king by marriage. His wife was Ašmu-nikal, daughter of king Tudhaliya I. He became a successor of Tudhaliya as his son-in-law. He began his reign under a co-regency with Tudhaliya. His campaigns include an unsuccessful expedition against the kingdom of Arawa.

Family

Arnuwanda's parents are not known. He was a son-in-law of Tudhaliya and Nikal-mati. He had two sons, prince Ašmi-Šarruma and king Tudhaliya II. There is a very fragmentary text in which Arnuwanda names his son Tudhaliya as his future successor.

Gallery

Prayers of Arnuwanda and Asmu-Nikkal, 14th century BC, from Hattusa, Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Gifts given by Arnuwanda and Asmu-Nikkal, 14th century BC, from Hattusa, Istanbul Archaeological Museum

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Reign of Arnuwanda I

Regnal titles
Preceded by Tudhaliya I	Hittite king ca. early 14th century BC	Succeeded by Hattusili II (?) or Tudhaliya II

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[1] Scholars have suggested that Tudhaliya I/II was the son of Himuili and thus a grandson of the Hittite king Huzziya II (Bryce 1997, p. 131).

[2] Bryce (1997) does not consider it clear whether Tudhaliya I/II was one king or two (p. 133).

[bryce139-3] 1 2 3 Bryce (1997), p. 139.

[4] The existence of Hattusili II is doubtful (Bryce 1997, pp. 153–154).

[5] Bryce (1997), p. 158.

[6] Bryce (1997), p. 172.

[bryce174-7] 1 2 3 4 Bryce (1997), p. 174.

[bryce168-8] 1 2 Bryce (1997), p. 168.

[9] Also known as Malnigal; daughter of Burnaburias II of Babylonia (Bryce 1997, p. 173).

[10] ‘Great priest’ in Kizzuwadna and king (lugal) of Aleppo (Bryce 1997, p. 174).

[carch-11] 1 2 3 4 King (lugal) of Carchemish.

[12] Bryce (1997), pp. 174, 203–204.

[13] Zannanza died on his way to Egypt to marry a pharaoh's widow, probably Ankhesenpaaten, the widow of Tutankhamun (Bryce 1997, pp. 196–198).

[14] Bryce (1997), p. 227.

[bryce230-15] 1 2 3 Bryce (1997), p. 230.

[16] Bryce (1997), p. 220.

[17] Bryce (1997), p. 222.

[18] Haas (2006), p. 91.

[19] Massanauzzi married Masturi, king of the Seha River Land (Bryce 1997, p. 313).

[bryce296-20] Bryce (1997), p. 296.

[21] Puduhepa was the daughter of the Kizzuwadnan priest Pentipsarri (Bryce 1997, p. 273).

[22] Bryce (1997), pp. 346, 363.

[23] King (lugal) of Tarhuntassa (Bryce 1997, p. 296); apparently later Great King of Hatti (Bryce 1997, p. 354).

[24] Nerikkaili married a daughter of Bentesina, king of Amurru (Bryce 1997, p. 294).

[25] Two daughters of Hattusili III were married to the pharaoh Ramesses II; one was given the Egyptian name Ma(hor)nefrure. Another, Gassuwaliya, married into the royal house of Amurru. Kilushepa was married to a king of Isuwa. A daughter married into the royal family of Babylon. A sister of Tudhaliya IV married Sausgamuwa, king of Amurru after his father Bentesina. From Bryce (1997), pp. 294 and 312.

[26] Bryce (1997), p. 332.

[27] Bryce (1997), p. 363. Tudhaliya IV probably married a Babylonian princess, known by her title of Great Princess (dumu.sal gal) (Bryce 1997, pp. 294, 331).

[bryce363-28] Bryce (1997), p. 363.

[29] Great King of Tarhuntassa; son of Mursili, the Great King, who is likely identical with Mursili III/Urhi-Tesub (Bryce 2012, p. 21 f.).

[bryce361-30] 1 2 Bryce (1997), p. 361.

[31] Last documented Great King of the Land of Hatti.

[32] King and then Great King of Carchemish (Bryce 1997, pp. 384–385).

Arnuwanda I

Biography

Family

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